School of Physical Therapy Textbooks

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* Titles marked by an asterisk are provided by the SOPT program. Please contact your administrative coordinator for more information.

SPT1

PHTH 500 – Foundations I

Dutton’s Introduction to Physical Therapy and Patient Skills, 2e
Communicating Clinical Decision-Making Through Documentation: Coding, Payment, and Patient Categorization
Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*

PHTH 501 – Foundations of Clinical Practice II

Mobility in Context: Principles of Patient Care Skills, 3e
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e
Michlovitz’s Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 7e
O’Sullivan & Schmitz’s Physical Rehabilitation, 8e
Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9e

PHTH 505 – Gross Anatomy & Neuroscience

Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach (Netter), 8e
Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9e
Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications, 6e
Larsen’s Human Embryology, 6e

PHTH 506 – Applied Neuroscience

Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice, 6e*
Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases, 3e*
Suggested: Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections and Systems, 2e

PHTH 510 – Lifespan Development

Lifespan Development: Cultural and Contextual Applications for the Helping Professions*

PHTH 512 – Movement Science I

Introduction to Physical Therapy and Patient Skills, 2e
Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry, 5e
Neumann’s Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System, 4e*

PHTH 513 – Movement Science II

Neumann’s Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System, 4e*
Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation, 5e
Prosthetics and Orthotics in Clinical Practice: A Case Study Approach

PHTH 514 – Exercise Physiology

Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness & Performance, 12e
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e

PHTH 515 – Intro to Pathophysiology

Goodman and Fuller’s Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist, 5e*
Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*

PHTH 516 – Applied Pathophysiology

Goodman and Fuller’s Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist,5e*
Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*

PHTH 521 – Professional and Interprofessional Practice I

Communicating Clinical Decision-Making Through Documentation: Coding, Payment, and Patient Categorization
Professional Issues and Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case-Based Approach, 2e
Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach, 8e
Health System Management and Leadership for Physical and Occupational Therapists*

PHTH 543 – Integrated Rural Clinical Outreach I

APTA Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 4.0
Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e

PHTH 545 – Evidence Informed Practice

Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2e
Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Evidence-Based Practice, 4e
Supplementary readings:
Medical Statistics Made Easy
AMA Manual of Style, 11e
Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matrix Method, 6e

PHTH 550 – Clinical Competence in Patient Management I

Textbooks from previous coursework

SPT2

PHTH 602 – Foundations of Clinical Practice III

Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*

PHTH 607 – Neurological Movement System I

Improving Functional Outcome in Physical Rehabilitation 3e

PHTH 608 – Neurological Movement System II

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Imaging in Rehabilitation
Improving Functional Outcome in Physical Rehabilitation, 3e
O’Sullivan & Schmitz’s Physical Rehabilitation, 8e
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e
Paralysis Resource Center*

PHTH 620 – Musculoskeletal Movement System I

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Dutton’s Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention, 6e
Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*
Imaging in Rehabilitation
Musculoskeletal Interventions: Techniques for Therapeutic Exercises 4e
Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy: From Art to Evidence
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e

PHTH 621 – Musculoskeletal Movement System II

Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e
Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy: From Art to Evidence
Musculoskeletal Interventions: Techniques for Therapeutic Exercises 4e
Imaging in Rehabilitation
Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 7e
Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*
Dutton’s Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention, 6e
Physical Therapy Ethics, 2e

PHTH 622 – Professional and Interprofessional Practice III

Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farm Workers in the United States
Professional Issues and Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case-Based Approach, 2e

PHTH 625 – Cardiopulmonary Movement System

Essentials of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, 5e*

PHTH 626 – Management of Select Populations

Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e
Pharmacology in Rehabilitation, 5e
Text and Atlas of Wound Diagnosis and Treatment, 3e
Wound Healing: Evidence Based Management, 4e

PHTH 635 – Clinical Reasoning I

Communicating Clinical Decision-Making Through Documentation: Coding, Payment, and Patient Categorization
Davis’s Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals

PHTH 644 – Integrated Clinical Practice I

Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e
Davis’s Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals

PHTH 646 – Capstone I

Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2e

PHTH 647 – Capstone II

Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2e

SPT3

PHTH 709 – Pediatric Physical Therapy

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children, 3e
Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice, 6e*
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e

PHTH 722 – Geriatric Physical Therapy

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Guccione’s Geriatric Physical Therapy, 4e*
Imaging in Rehabilitation
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e

PHTH 723 – Administration and Leadership

Communicating Clinical Decision-Making Through Documentation: Coding, Payment, and Patient Categorization
Management in Physical Therapy Practices, 2e
Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach, 8e

PHTH 727 – Management of Select Populations II

Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for the Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral, 7e*
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e

PHTH 736 – Clinical Reasoning II

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Exercise Prescription for Medical Conditions
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e

PHTH 746 – Integrated Rural Clinical Outreach II

Davis’ Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness & Performance, 12e
Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist, 2e
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e

PHTH 748 – Capstone III

AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors, 11e
Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2e
Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Evidence-Based Practice
Writing the Winning Thesis or Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Guide

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